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How to install Wordpress inside Wordpress with nginx with separate databases?

Posted on August 19, 2017

I need to setup a new wordpress site inside existing wordpress site. New site will need to be www.oldsite.com/newsite

I am using nginx. Also new site needs to have newer version of Wordpress and separate MySQL user and DB.

I can’t find anything of the like on internet. Can someone help?



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Just create a new directory called “newsite” inside the root directory of your website and install wordpress into that folder and then just create your new mysql user accounts and database.

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